Sale reports / Mississippi / Philadelphia Livestock Auction / 2022-07-26

Philadelphia Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Philadelphia, Mississippi · Tue, Jul 26
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2116
Feeder Cattle receipts
154 head
▼ 145 vs last sale 299▼ 118 vs year ago 272 · −43.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
43 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 26▲ 13 vs year ago 30 · +43.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 18▼ 28 vs year ago 31 · −90.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week slaugther cows\bulls 5 to 10 lower feeder steers\heifers 4 to 12 higher

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $165.95/cwt on 26 head.
Average price
$165.95
26 head · 403 lb average
Value per head Derived
$669
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$32
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$20.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+23.97
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2396170.7167620
Medium and Large 2429150.086436thin
One grade step is worth $20.63/cwt here — about $32 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale26 hd
165.95
—
MS average13 barns · 484 hd
141.98
+23.97
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,48990.081,3414thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14260.2668817
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03349.7351418

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,010$6001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)900$9901thin

Every lot

40 lots · USDA AMS · Philadelphia Stockyard -Philadelphia, MS
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2290175.00/cwt175.00–175.005081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370184.00/cwt184.00–184.006811
Steers—Medium and Large 2370165.73/cwt161.00–171.006132
Steers—Medium and Large 2425170.16/cwt163.00–177.007232
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2445191.00/cwt191.00–191.008501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2455180.88/cwt170.00–192.008232
Steers—Medium and Large 2480150.00/cwt150.00–150.007201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2505158.00/cwt158.00–158.007981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2695130.00/cwt130.00–130.009041
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245160.00/cwt160.00–160.003921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2260155.00/cwt155.00–155.004031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323152.67/cwt147.00–159.004932
Heifers—Medium and Large 2338118.99/cwt117.00–121.004022
Heifers—Medium and Large 2350122.00/cwt122.00–122.004271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378153.03/cwt149.00–156.005783
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415125.00/cwt115.00–135.005192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427150.96/cwt148.00–153.006453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2463144.63/cwt142.00–149.006703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525151.00/cwt151.00–151.007931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535125.00/cwt125.00–125.006691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2555143.00/cwt143.00–143.007941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2590128.00/cwt128.00–128.007551
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2281178.08/cwt171.00–186.005004
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2323184.22/cwt180.00–187.005954
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2357183.77/cwt179.00–189.006563
Bulls—Medium and Large 2363158.66/cwt149.00–169.005762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2418175.32/cwt167.00–180.007333
Bulls—Medium and Large 2438156.58/cwt152.00–161.006862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2450157.00/cwt157.00–157.007071
Bulls—Medium and Large 2450145.00/cwt145.00–145.006531
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520125.00/cwt125.00–125.006501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523145.37/cwt140.00–151.007602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560146.69/cwt141.00–150.008213
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,21580.00/cwt80.00–80.009721
Bulls——1,58093.44/cwt90.00–100.001,4763
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95040.50/cwt40.50–40.503851
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03850.27/cwt40.00–57.0052217
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14260.26/cwt50.00–66.5068817
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2900990.00/head990.00–990.009901
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,010600.00/head600.00–600.006001

This sale against other markets

Mississippi weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Mississippi auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.